China recruiting its brightest high schoolers to build AI bots for the military

Experts say this is the first university program in the world "designed to aggressively and strategically encourage the next generation to think, design and... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Income needed to qualify for a mortgage and buy a house in US cities

Despite a strong economy, homebuying affordability has decreased year-over-year due to a rise in mortgage rates and home prices. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

SF homelessness crisis 'cruel and inhuman (UN report)

A UN report calls the conditions for homeless residents in the Bay Area "cruel and inhuman," and a violation of human rights. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Producing a fuel from sewage without emitting CO2

With high heat and pressure, Ingelia turns sewage and waste matter into a fuel that burns like coal, but releases less CO2 and harmful substances. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Google walkout live: Pictures of Google workers leaving their desks in protest

Google walkout: Workers are leaving their desks in protest over sexual misconduct at the company. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Apple tried to buy Leap Motion twice

In the late spring of 2018, employees of the augmented reality startup Leap Motion were celebrating — they were on the verge of being acquired by Apple. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Humans are about to touch the deepest corners of the ocean for the first time

The Five Deeps expedition aims to explore the bottom of each of the world's oceans. The first stop is in Puerto Rico this December. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

The US Air Force still can't explain why it spent $1,280 on a coffee cup

Sen. Chuck Grassley finally received a response from the Air Force about why it was spending exorbitant amounts on a coffee cup. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Brazilian entrepreneurs create a device for large-scale forest restoration

Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, threatens the Amazon. Three Brazilian entrepreneurs have created a device to help restore rainforests. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Vatican releases its own 'Pokémon Go' app that lets you chase Jesus

Vatican is trying to get in touch with millennials by releasing a game called 'Follow JC Go,' in the style of 'Pokemon GO' | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

The memo Google CEO sent employees following the bombshell NYT story

Andy Rubin, the "father of Android," was reportedly paid a $90 million exit package when he left Google in 2014 following allegations of sexual misconduct... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Tesla reports surprise profit in Q3

Tesla's all-hands-on-deck rush to finish the quarter strong and "abnormally high" Model 3 pricing could drive a temporary profit, one bearish analyst told... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Saudi gov. targeted dissidents after McKinsey consulting firm identified them

The Saudi government targeted and punished several dissidents after the American consultancy firm McKinsey & Company identified them in a report as critics... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Neuroscientist found there are 7 factors that can help you change anyone's mind

In her book, "The Influential Mind," Dr. Tali Sharot, professor of cognitive neuroscience, shares the main factors that determine our ability to influence... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

A Day in the Life of Silicon Valley HSBC Executive Melania Edwards

Melania Edwards is part of HSBC's International Manager Program, which trains senior executives for leading the international bank by putting them in top... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

FB says FBI asked it not to reveal who might be behind an hack that affected 30M

Hackers were able to access millions of users' highly sensitive personal data, including location, contact details, birthdate, recent searches, and more. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Google's new phone software aims to end telemarketer calls for good

Google's got a crazy new feature coming to Pixel phones that aims to end those annoying telemarketer calls for good. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Why global markets are collapsing right now, and who you should blame for it

A major correction in the asset markets has been building for a while. There have been 10 years of economic growth since the great financial crisis of 2008... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

DoNotPay: a new tool to help you automatically sue companies who get hacked

DoNotPay has gone after everyone from landlords to airlines. Now it's targeting companies that get hacked. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

A 21 Year Old Software Engineers 260K Salary and How She Spends It

A 21-year-old woman lives in Berkeley, California on $260,000 a year. She's a software engineer working in technology and pays $1,000 a month for rent and... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

In new book of cartoons, Googler pokes fun at the company’s culture, rivals

A Google software engineer released a comic book that satirizes Google's corporate culture in a warm but poignant way. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Rubio, Blumenthal Letter to Supermicro on Bloomberg China Microchip Story

Sens. Marco Rubio and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the CEO of Supermicro regarding the recent Bloomberg report that the company sold equipment to tech... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Tech execs named to Saudi board amid reportedly murdered journalist controversy

A senior executive from Google's parent company, ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and famed investor Marc Andreessen are all on the list. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Fatty, sugary diets impair memory and cognition in just four days

Many slim people believe their weight is indicative of their health, but various studies show an unhealthy diet can still raise your risk of diabetes... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Steve Wozniak's $13,200 coding bootcamp is 'broken'

Last fall, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak launched a coding bootcamp called Woz U. But course materials were of low-quality and many students felt like they... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

NASA considers a supervolcano that could destroy humanity

Yellowstone erupts roughly every 600,000 years, and it's about 600,000 years since it last exploded — an eruption at the national park could lead to the... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Microsoft Android patent-licensing revenue falling

In the release, Microsoft noted that its patent-licensing revenue was down 26% from a year ago. And it's because of Android. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Russian SU-57 5th Generation Fighter Won't Be Mass Produced

The Su-57, a plane designed to kill the US F-35 and F-22 stealth jets with an innovative array of radars, saw a brief period of combat over Syria, but the... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

NASA makes astronauts posters for everything from Star Wars to the Matrix (2017)

NASA has promoted ISS expeditions to the public and US government agencies with fun posters inspired by series like "Star Wars" and "The Matrix." | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

General Electric Removes John Flannery as CEO

General Electric head John Flannery is out after just more than a year at the top of the company. He will be replaced as chairman and CEO by  H. Lawrence... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Cigarette Butts the Single Biggest Source of Ocean Trash

When we hear the term "ocean pollution", we often think of straws, bottles, and other plastic trash but cigarette filters are arguably a far more harmful... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

The Facebook hack affecting 50M people

Life just got worse for the 50 million people caught up in what may be the biggest hack of Facebook ever. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Leaked Andreessen Horowitz data reveals how much SV startup execs get paid

If you're joining a late-stage tech startup as a new vice president of sales, how much equity should you ask for? What's a generous salary offer for a new... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

The US was once a leader for healthcare and education – now it ranks 27th

The United States ranked sixth in the world for healthcare and education in 1990, but has since fallen behind its peers. This is partly the result of reduced... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Amazon opens shop with only 4-star ranked products

Amazon has a new permanent store in the New York shopper's haven of SoHo called Amazon 4-Star. It puts all of Amazon's top-rated products in one physical... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

BI found us and we got featured What's your story? Looking 4 founders to collab

I quit my job after 10 years of working at an aerospace brand and in finance. I had excelled in those roles — I earned great money and ran prestigious... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Facebook has started hemorrhaging key executives and the timing couldnt be worse

Facebook has lost six key executives over the past year, following the departure of Instagram cofounders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. It means CEO Mark... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

75 banks have joined JPMorgan's blockchain payments 'party'

Lenders including Santander and Societe Generale are testing the Interbank Information Network (IIN). JPMorgan built the information sharing programme on its... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Ambrosia Medical: $8000 to fill your veins with young blood

A startup called Ambrosia that charges $8,000 to fill your veins with the blood of young people plans to launch its first clinic in New York City. Founded by... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Russian fighter pilot says he beat an F-22 in a mock dogfight and locked onto it

An unofficial account of a Russian pilot of the Su-35, Russia's top jet fighter, posted pictures claiming to show a US F-22 Raptor stealth jet flying in the... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

How the Airbus A320 family became the Boeing 737's greatest foe

The Airbus A320 is the second best selling airliner of all time behind the Boeing 737. The jet is also known for being the first mass-produced commercial... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

How many lines of code it takes to run different software

A million lines of code, if printed, would be about 18,000 pages of text. | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Underemployment in the U.S. and Europe

New data in a research paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests the wage-dampening effect of mass unemployment has been overtaken by the... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Instagram's new TV service recommended videos of potential child abuse

Instagram's new TV service, IGTV, is recommending disturbing and potentially illegal videos, a Business Insider investigation has found. Business Insider... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

3 huge new studies of 0.5MM people are casting major doubts on the keto diet

Because sugar is a carb, many keto dieters drastically reduce their sugar intake, but they eliminate healthier carbs too. Nutritionists are starting to... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Eric Schmidt says the internet will split in two by 2028

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that he believes the internet will split in two within a decade. He told an audience at a private event in San Francisco... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Uber in talks to acquire Deliveroo

Uber could be buying Deliveroo, a key rival to the Uber Eats food delivery app. A Thursday report from Bloomberg said the company was in early talks to... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago

Educational VR startup shrinks kids down to size of atoms

I recently had the strangely pleasurable experience of being virtually shrunken down to the size of an individual electron, gaining an immersive 360-degree... | Continue reading


@businessinsider.de | 6 years ago